Childhood is a time of rapid growth and development, and studying these changes is endlessly stimulating.
In this free Open University course you will be introduced to the discipline of child psychology and some of the key questions that guide the understanding of childhood. These questions include 'What influences children's development?' and 'How do psychologists study the physical and cognitive changes that occur during childhood?'
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
- Understand the discipline of child psychology as an area of study
- Understand how theories try to explain children's development
- Discuss important questions that are central to child psychology
- Understand how child psychologists work in different applied settings.
This course requires 8 hours of study to complete.
